Luke Folwell struck gymnastics gold after imagining he was performing in front of no spectators.

At a Commonwealth Games being watched by practically nobody it was not too great a stretch of the imagination.

But it served him well as he led home an England one-two - one of four English gold medals yesterday.

"It's a dream, it's amazing, I just can't put it into words," said the 23-year-old who pipped teenager Reiss Beckford to glory in the men's all-round individual final.

"I just pictured myself at Huntingdon Olympic Gym Club with no one watching.

Then all I had to do was perform my training routine and present to my coach. It worked."

The pair's success came two hours after shooters Steve Scott and Stevan Walton won the men's double trap pairs.

But England only had to wait four minutes for its third gold of the day as James Goddard regained the 200m backstroke title he won at Manchester in 2002.

"I knew I had that swim in me and I think I can go quicker," said Goddard, who won in a new Commonwealth record of 1:55.58.

Goddard was followed on to the podium by Ukrainian-born Greco-Roman wrestler Myroslav Dykun. The Prestwich-based fighter beat Canada's Jack Bond in the final to win England's first Games wrestling gold for 24 years.

"Myroslav is a world-class athlete and he performed above and beyond expectations," said proud team manager Shaun Morley.